Pan Africanist Congress of Azania

The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania, formerly known as the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), is an African nationalist political party in South Africa that was founded in 1959. The party was founded by the radical wing of the African National Congress, led by Robert Sobukwe, in reaction to ANC president Albert Lutuli's decision to work together with other races (such as the whites of the South African Communist Party) to fight against apartheid. The PAC believed that the government of South Africa should be constituted by the African people owing their allegiance only to Africa, disregarding the other races of the country.